חַיִל (chayil) — Able
Hebrew word study: חַיִל (chayil), Strong's H2428. probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV translation words: able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Strong's H2428 is tagged on 245 words in 230 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:29 and last appears in Zechariah 14:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 230)
- Genesis 34:29 — חֵילָם — wealth their
- Genesis 47:6 — חַיִל — ability
- Exodus 14:4 — חֵילוֹ — army his
- Exodus 14:9 — וְחֵילוֹ — and army his
- Exodus 14:17 — חֵילוֹ — army his
- Exodus 14:28 — חֵיל — the army of
- Exodus 15:4 — וְחֵילוֹ — and army his
- Exodus 18:21 — חַיִל — ability
- Exodus 18:25 — חַיִל — ability
- Numbers 24:18 — חָיִל — strength
- Numbers 31:9 — חֵילָם — wealth their
- Numbers 31:14 — הֶחָיִל — the army
- Deuteronomy 3:18 — חָיִל — strength
- Deuteronomy 8:17 — הַחַיִל — the wealth
- Deuteronomy 8:18 — חָיִל — wealth
- Deuteronomy 11:4 — לְחֵיל — to the army of
- Deuteronomy 33:11 — חֵילוֹ — wealth his
- Joshua 1:14 — הַחַיִל — the strength
- Joshua 6:2 — הֶחָיִל — the strength
- Joshua 8:3 — הַחַיִל — the strength
- Joshua 10:7 — הֶחָיִל פ — the strength
- Judges 3:29 — חָיִל — strength
- Judges 6:12 — הֶחָיִל — the strength
- Judges 11:1 — חַיִל — strength
- Judges 18:2 — חַיִל — strength
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2342 חוּל (chûwl).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H32 אֲבִיהַיִל (ʼĂbîyhayil), H381 אִישׁ־חַיִל (ʼÎysh-Chayil), H1134 בֶּן־חַיִל (Ben-Chayil), H2426 חֵיל (chêyl), H2429 חַיִל (chayil), H2430 חֵילָה (chêylâh), H2431 חֵילָם (Chêylâm), H2432 חִילֵן (Chîylên), H2497 חֵלֹן (Chêlôn).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chayil (H2428) mean?
Probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.
How is H2428 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2428 as: able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily)..
How often does חַיִל (chayil) appear?
Strong's H2428 is tagged on 245 words in 230 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 34:29 and last appears in Zechariah 14:14.
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